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SOUTH PACIFIC · 1988 SEASON

Cyclone Anne (1988)

Recorded track and intensity · 6 Jan 1988–14 Jan 1988

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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ANNE: complete recorded track, 6 Jan 1988–14 Jan 1988Recorded track from 6 Jan 1988 to 14 Jan 1988. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.FIJITONGA7 Jan, 00:00 UTC8 Jan, 00:00 UTC9 Jan, 00:00 UTC10 Jan, 00:00 UTC11 Jan, 00:00 UTC12 Jan, 00:00 UTC13 Jan, 00:00 UTC14 Jan, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 56 JAN14 JAN

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

11 Jan, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 925 hPa
0920809601601000kthPa6 Jan9 Jan11 Jan14 Jan

Forward speed & ACE

11 Jan, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 12 ktCumulative ACE 9.25 10⁴ kt²
0010102020kt10⁴ kt²6 Jan9 Jan11 Jan14 Jan

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure925 hPa

11 Jan 1988 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration7.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance3,330 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Anne is listed in the South Pacific basin for the 1988 season. Its archived track begins on 6 Jan 1988, 18:00 UTC at 4.6°S, 180°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 25 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 11 Jan 1988, 00:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 11 Jan 1988, 00:00 UTC at 15.1°S, 165.3°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 925 hPa on 11 Jan 1988, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 174 hours and approximately 3,330 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 25.1°S, 169°E on 14 Jan 1988, 00:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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